Prize Designs for Modern Furniture
Summary information
Date
Tue May 16 1950 until Mon Jul 17 1950
Location
- MoMA type:exhibition building spaces
- 11 West 53rd St. type:thoroughfare names
Concurrent exhibitions
Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.
Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation
# | Start | End | Title |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection | ||
2 | Mies van der Rohe | ||
3 | Charles Demuth | ||
4 | Franklin Watkins | ||
5 | New Talent Exhibition in the Penthouse: Drumlevitch, King, Parker | ||
6 | Color Photography | ||
7 | Exhibition House by Gregory Ain | ||
8 | Posters from the Bernard Davis Collection | ||
9 | Edvard Munch | ||
10 | Three Modern Styles |
Artists
There were 36 persons who influenced this exhibition.
Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.
Joel D. Barber
Biographical statement
Born 1876 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1952
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Joel D. Barber
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Joel D. Barber was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Marcel Breuer
Biographical statement American, born Hungary. 1902–1981
Born 1902 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1981
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Marcel Breuer
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Marcel Breuer was involved in 43 exhibitions across 9 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,2000s with 9 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cubism and Abstract Art | |||
2 | Modern Architecture in England | |||
3 | Wheaton College Competition | |||
4 | Bauhaus: 1919–1928 | |||
5 | Three Centuries of American Architecture | |||
6 | Houses and Housing: Industrial Art |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Wooden House in America | |||
2 | Design for Use | |||
3 | Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44 | |||
4 | The Lesson of War Housing | |||
5 | If You Want to Build a House | |||
6 | Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years | |||
7 | The House in the Museum Garden | |||
8 | Painting and Sculpture in Architecture | |||
9 | Modern Art in Your Life |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Three Modern Styles | |||
3 | Architecture in the New York Area | |||
4 | Built in USA: Post-War Architecture | |||
5 | Thonet Furniture | |||
6 | 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design | |||
2 | Architecture of Museums |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Graphic Revolution: 1915–1935 | |||
2 | Transformations in Modern Architecture | |||
3 | Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design | |||
4 | Art of the Twenties |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Selections from the Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seeing Double | |||
2 | Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation | |||
3 | Architecture and Design: Rotation 2 | |||
4 | 75 Years of Architecture at MoMA | |||
5 | Architecture and Design Rotation 2008 | |||
6 | Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling | |||
7 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 | |||
8 | Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity | |||
9 | Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 1 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen | |||
2 | Building Collections: Recent Acquisitions of Architecture | |||
3 | Plywood: Material, Process, Form | |||
4 | Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 2 | |||
5 | Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 |
Alexey Brodovitch
Biographical statement American, born Russia. 1898–1971
Born 1898 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1971
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Alexey Brodovitch
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Alexey Brodovitch was involved in 11 exhibitions across 4 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 5 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Posters | |||
2 | The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club | |||
3 | Modern Art in Your Life |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Posters from the Bernard Davis Collection | |||
3 | New Lamps | |||
4 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
5 | Signs in the Street |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879–1967 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Architecture and Design: Rotation 2 | |||
2 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 |
Benjamin Baldwin
Biographical statement American, 1913–1993
Born 1913 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1993
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Benjamin Baldwin
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Benjamin Baldwin was involved in 5 exhibitions across 2 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The House in the Museum Garden | |||
2 | Modern Art in Your Life | |||
3 | Design Show: Christmas 1949 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design |
Robin Day
Biographical statement British, born 1915
Born 1915 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 2010
Nationality British
Gender
External information resources for Robin Day
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Robin Day was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Charles Eames
Biographical statement American, 1907–1978
Born 1907 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1978
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Charles Eames
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Charles Eames was involved in 35 exhibitions across 7 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 13 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s,1970s,1990s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Design for Use | |||
2 | Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage | |||
3 | New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames | |||
4 | Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years | |||
5 | 100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100) | |||
6 | The House in the Museum Garden | |||
7 | Modern Art in Your Life |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Three Modern Styles | |||
3 | Photographs by 51 Photographers | |||
4 | Good Design | |||
5 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
6 | Good Design | |||
7 | Good Design | |||
8 | De Stijl | |||
9 | Built in USA: Post-War Architecture | |||
10 | Good Design | |||
11 | Good Design: 5th Anniversary | |||
12 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
13 | 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Recent Acquisitions | |||
2 | Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Eames Furniture from the Design Collection | |||
2 | Charles Eames, 1907–1978 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Art of the Forties | |||
2 | Recent Acquisitions |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Modern Living II | |||
2 | Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation | |||
3 | Architecture and Design: Rotation 2 | |||
4 | Artist's Choice: Herzog and De Meuron, Perception Restrained | |||
5 | Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling | |||
6 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plywood: Material, Process, Form | |||
2 | Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 | |||
3 | Designing Modern Women 1890–1990 |
Bjorn Engo
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Bjorn Engo
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Bjorn Engo was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Pierre Faucheux
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender Male
External information resources for Pierre Faucheux
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Pierre Faucheux was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Willie Guhl
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Willie Guhl
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Willie Guhl was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Emil Guhl
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Emil Guhl
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Emil Guhl was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Donald R. Knorr
Biographical statement American, born 1922
Born 1922 (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Donald R. Knorr
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Donald R. Knorr was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2000s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 |
Carl Koch
Biographical statement
Born 1912 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1998
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Carl Koch
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Carl Koch was involved in 9 exhibitions across 3 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1950s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Three Centuries of American Architecture | |||
2 | Houses and Housing: Industrial Art |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Wooden House in America | |||
2 | Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44 | |||
3 | Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage | |||
4 | Tomorrow's Small House: Models and Plans | |||
5 | If You Want to Build a House |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Signs in the Street |
Clive Latimer
Biographical statement British, born 1915
Born 1915 (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality British
Gender
External information resources for Clive Latimer
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Clive Latimer was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
George Leowald
Biographical statement German
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality German
Gender
External information resources for George Leowald
Exhibitions
In this dataset, George Leowald was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Robert E. Lewis
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender Male
External information resources for Robert E. Lewis
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Robert E. Lewis was involved in 2 exhibitions across 2 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 |
John O. Merrill Jr.
Biographical statement American, born 1923
Born 1923 (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality American
Gender
External information resources for John O. Merrill Jr.
Exhibitions
In this dataset, John O. Merrill Jr. was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
John B. McMorran Jr.
Biographical statement American, born 1925
Born 1925 (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality American
Gender
External information resources for John B. McMorran Jr.
Exhibitions
In this dataset, John B. McMorran Jr. was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Clara Porset
Biographical statement Mexican, born Cuba. 1895–1981
Born 1895 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1981
Nationality Mexican
Gender Female
External information resources for Clara Porset
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Clara Porset was involved in 2 exhibitions across 2 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Designing Modern Women 1890–1990 |
Davis J. Pratt
Biographical statement American, 1917–1987
Born 1917 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1987
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Davis J. Pratt
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Davis J. Pratt was involved in 6 exhibitions across 3 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 4 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Design for Use |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design | |||
3 | Good Design | |||
4 | Good Design: 5th Anniversary |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 |
James Prestini
Biographical statement American, born Italy. 1908–1993
Born 1908 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1993
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for James Prestini
Exhibitions
In this dataset, James Prestini was involved in 10 exhibitions across 6 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 3 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1970s,1990s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Useful Objects of American Design under $10 | |||
2 | Useful Objects Under $10 | |||
3 | 100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100) |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | New Design Trends | |||
3 | 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Art of the Forties |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plywood: Material, Process, Form |
Ernest Race
Biographical statement British, 1913–1964
Born 1913 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1964
Nationality British
Gender Male
External information resources for Ernest Race
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Ernest Race was involved in 3 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 3 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 3 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design | |||
3 | Good Design: 5th Anniversary |
Abel Sorensen
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Abel Sorensen
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Abel Sorensen was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design |
Edmond J. Spence
Biographical statement
Born (click to view other people born in this year)Died
Nationality
Gender
External information resources for Edmond J. Spence
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Edmond J. Spence was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
Junzo Sakakura
Biographical statement Japanese, 1901–1969
Born 1901 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1969
Nationality Japanese
Gender
External information resources for Junzo Sakakura
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Junzo Sakakura was involved in 3 exhibitions across 3 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1960s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1960s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Architecture of Museums |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transformations in Modern Architecture |
Don Wallance
Biographical statement American, 1909–1990
Born 1909 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1990
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Don Wallance
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Don Wallance was involved in 5 exhibitions across 3 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 3 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2000s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design | |||
3 | 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Architecture and Design: Rotation 2 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 2 |
Harry Mohr Weese
Biographical statement American, 1915–1998
Born 1915 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1998
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Harry Mohr Weese
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Harry Mohr Weese was involved in 5 exhibitions across 4 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1970s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Modern Art in Your Life |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | Good Design |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transformations in Modern Architecture |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 |
Marco Zanuso
Biographical statement Italian, 1916–2001
Born 1916 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 2001
Nationality Italian
Gender Male
External information resources for Marco Zanuso
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Marco Zanuso was involved in 11 exhibitions across 5 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 2000s with 5 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prize Designs for Modern Furniture | |||
2 | The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper: Selections from the Design Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Humble Masterpieces | |||
2 | Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation | |||
3 | Architecture and Design: Rotation 2 | |||
4 | Digitally Mastered: Recent Acquisitions from the Museum's Collection | |||
5 | Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 1 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen | |||
2 | Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 2 |